Title :
GeoPowering the West
Author_Institution :
West Nat. Coordinator Office of Wind & Geothermal Technol., USDOE, USA
Abstract :
Summary form only given. The US Department of Energy´s Geothermal Energy program is working across the West to build on their national investment in geothermal energy technology. Called GeoPowering the West, this activity is aimed at identifying and addressing nontechnical barriers to geothermal development. The key focus is capturing the economic and energy security benefits from developing the US nation´s abundant geothermal resources.
Keywords :
geothermal power; geothermal power stations; government policies; GeoPowering the West; USA; economic benefits; energy security benefits; geothermal energy programme; geothermal energy technology; geothermal resources; national investment; nontechnical barriers; Cities and towns; Energy capture; Energy management; Environmental economics; Geothermal energy; Geothermal power generation; Health and safety; Information security; Power generation economics; Renewable energy resources;
Conference_Titel :
Power Engineering Society Summer Meeting, 2002 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Chicago, IL, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7518-1
DOI :
10.1109/PESS.2002.1043161
